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@GeoFlora Nutrients 'VEG' topdressing
1,2,3 - VEG DAY 32 (5/12)
Above Soil 4/28 - 2 wk seedling stage
#1 topped 6/3 -
7,8,9 - VEG DAY 28 (5/16) - 6/13 - Potted Up
Above Soil 5/9 - 1 wk seedling stage
Outdoors Zone 9B, California
#2 - Bonsai Inspired Design
#8 - Raised Garden Bed (Future home)
Oooooo kaaaaaay...it was a busy day in the garden, inside and outside. Early this morning, #2 & 8 got a foliar spray of 'All Seasons Horticultural Oil'.
#8 before getting transplanted later in the morning.
Later in the day, I got #7,8,&9 potted up. Afterward, every plant got a topdressing of GF 'Veg'. Then each got a full drench of SNS209 by
@Sierra Natural Science and 5 mL/gal of
@Terpinator
Break down of the watering today. Started at 1315 and ended around 1400.
#1 - 1 gal pot - 150 mL slight runoff / 250 mL runoff / 250 mL runoff / poured back all runoff
#3 - 1 gal pot - 100 mL / 250 mL runoff / 250 mL runoff / poured back all runoff
#7 - 9" net pot (2 gal) - 250 mL slight / 250 mL / 250 mL / 250 mL to runoff
#9 - 2 gal pot - 250 mL slight / 250 mL / 250 mL to runoff
#2 - 9" net pot (2 gal) - 400 mL slight runoff / 400 mL slight runoff / 400 mL runoff
#8 - 4 gal air pruning pot - 400 mL / 400 mL slight runoff / 400 mL runoff / 180 mL of runoff poured back in the center
Big photo dump and some chatting in between. I hope you enjoy!
#8 went into an air pruning style container. It's a plastic basket that holds 4 gallons of soil. I can't remember which store I bought it at but I wanted to give it a try and see how well it develops a root ball. The soil mix was already pre-charged with some GF 'Veg' a couple weeks ago. I added a middle layer of GF 'Veg' at only 1oz. Then I gave her a 4 oz topdressing of GF 'Veg'.
Look at all that happy mycelium around those roots!
Even with all that life, I gave the root ball a little spritz of h2o and added more
@DYNOMYCO ! Cannot go wrong with too much of this stuff.
#7 & 9 got a middle layer of GF 'Veg' at 1/2 oz. Then they were both topdressed with 2oz of GF 'Veg' too. They also received a bounty of
@DYNOMYCO during the transplant. Poor girls look so ragged after the defoliation. As soon as they recover from the stress, I imagine they will explode with new growth.
#1 & 3 each got 1 oz of GF 'Veg'.
And now for some before and after pics of all the work I did in the tent today. Swept and vacuumed. Added two more support bars to the roof. Added another WooZoo fan and a tower fan for more circulation. I adjusted the fan controller from manual to auto (75° and 65% RH are my high set points). Reorganized the lights for each plant. Put the future saucers out to start getting used to the future layout and space. Measured PPFD and distance for each plant.
Here's what it looks like now from the viewing window.
It is definitely MUCH hotter in the tent now that I have all the lights on...fan controller was maxed out trying to exhaust it.
On a "side" note...I wanted to again say thank you to Bestva LED (
@GrowTina ) for sponsoring this side of my
@Mars Hydro tent! Thank you also for including these glasses! Whoa...after having all the lights on, there is no doubt that is causing damage to your vision without some PPE.
So the right side of the tent is running two Bestva Pro1000 lights. I am currently giving each plant a PPFD range of 600+/- 15 and a DLI of 38-40.
I did a little more bending, twisting, wiring, and pinning on #2. I am really happy with what is happening so far. It is hard to envision in this picture because of how bushy it is getting. I'm going to give it a couple more days and then it will be getting a little defoliation. I am feeling very ambitious about this design and I think the vigor of these genetics from
@Weed Seeds Express will make it easier to push the envelope with the design. Here I left some extra wire to continue to train this branch for next week or more. I will have to keep a close eye on it or it will dig in. This will be a showcased cola so I really want the branch to be as flawless as possible.
I guess that's it for now. I'll hopefully get some time later this evening to get caught up with everyone's journals. Blessings!
